History FaceDeathWithDignity / Film

* ''{{Film/Apocalypto}}'': After being bound and about to have his throat slit, Flint Sky simply looks at his son and tells him not to be afraid. ... Then refuses to so much as blink when his throat is cut.

* In ''Film/TheBelkoExperiment," when Barry and some other men are lining several employees up to execute them; while others are screaming, crying, begging and damning their killers to hell, one woman just simply takes a deep breath and closes her eyes before she's shot.
** ''Film/TheLastJedi'' shows Cpt. Canady, commander of the First Order Dreadnaught ''Fulminatrix'', standing stoically on the bridge of his exploding ship as the rest of the crew is panicking. A surprisingly dignified showing for a Star Wars villain.

* At the end of ''Film/HellsAngels'', brothers Roy and Monte Rutledge are shot down in enemy territory and taken prisoner by the Germans. They are offered clemency if they reveal the Allies' plans for an upcoming battle, and Roy tries to invoke BetterToDieThanToBeKilled by asking for a gun and two bullets to MercyKill his brother (in case he misses his first shot), but he is only given one bullet (the Germans realising he intends to use the second bullet on himself), so he uses it on Monte, reneges on his promise to tell his captors the Allied plans, and goes before a firing squad. As his executioners ready themselves, he tells Monte that they'll be together again soon.

-->'''Michael''': Don't tell me you're innocent. Because it insults my intelligence.

* In ''Film/EnemyAtTheGates'', when [[ColdSniper Major König]] realises that he has been caught in Zaitsev's trap, he calmly removes his cap, stands to attention, and waits for the gunshot.

* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'', Lord Shen reacts to the giant cannon about to crush him by calmly closing his eyes and accepting his fate, finally obtaining peace.
* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'', Sinbad learns that his friend Proteus is being executed for losing the Book of Peace which was stolen by the evil goddess Eris posing as Sinbad. After failing at Eris' game to win back the Book of Piece, instead of running away, Sinbad chooses to return to Syracuse and take Proteus's place on the cutting block. This was averted as his execution is interrupted by an angry Eris, who is outraged for being proven wrong before being forced to return the Book.

* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'', near the end of the second act, Double D and Eddy get into a fight after the former had thought that the latter and Ed had sunnk in quicksand. After Double D wins, he declares his intention to return home. Ed tries to convince him that they can’t go home, but Double D tells him that he’d rather face his consequences than wonder aimlessly with [[WithFriendsLikeThese a so-called friend.]] However, Double D changes his mind after Eddy breaks down crying, and drops his NeverMyFault attitude, admitting that he was to blame for the predicament that they were in.

** The Purifier acknowledges that he has betrayed his previous people's ways and converted to the Necromonger faith to serve the Lord Marshal. Afterwards he calmly walks into a scorching storm where he is incinerated.

-->'''Creed:''' You should be. [[KickTheDog Dukes was]].

** ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'': The people who [[spoiler: are disintegrated when Thanos snaps his fingers]] follow this trope to varying degrees. Some, like [[spoiler:Dr. Strange, who calmly maintains that this turn of events is necessary for Thanos' eventual defeat]], play this straight. On the other hand, it's soundly averted with [[spoiler:Peter Parker, who dies in Tony's arms, utterly terrified in his final moments]]. [[spoiler: T’challa]] tries to get others to do this , even telling someone “Get up! This is no place to die!” right before [[spoiler: it happens to him]].

*** At the beginning when the heroes confront him on The Garden, he puts up a fight but once restrained he is relatively calm even though he knows that the heroes have good reason to want him dead -- especially after he reveals that he destroyed the Infinity Stones and thus he is of no use to them.
*** Later, a past version of Thanos witnesses a holographic recording of his future self's demise. As the recording also confirms that his plan ultimately succeeded, he rather calmly regards the events as destiny fulfilling itself, clearly accepting his inevitable death soon after the fulfillment of his goal.
*** At the very end, as his defeat became clear, he quietly sits down, bows his head, and closes his eyes, accepting his impending death by disintegration.

* In ''Andersonville'', a prison gang called The Raiders was put down. The gang was given a trial, and six of their leaders were sentenced to death. Collins, the boss of The Raiders, walked to the gallows quietly and saluted before he was dropped. Contrast his weaselly second-in-command, who wept and tried to run away.
* Flint Sky in ''Film/{{Apocalypto}}'', after being bound and about to have his throat slit, simply looks at his son and tells him not to be afraid. ... Then refuses to so much as blink when his throat is cut. Damn.

* In ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast2017'', Belle was never told by her father Maurice of what happened to her mother during her childhood. She and the Beast eventually learn that her mother was one of the victims of a plague that struck Paris when Belle was an infant. However, Belle's mother wasn't scared of dying and told Maurice to oblige to the plague doctors' orders to take Belle away so that the plague won't infect her as well, to which Maurice reluctantly obliged. Belle's mother then kissed Belle's baby rattle (shaped like a rose) to symbolize that she values her daughter's life over her own, right before accepting her fate succumbing to her death. It was then Belle realized that Maurice was unable to explain the circumstances behind his wife's death because of his grief of leaving her behind as he still loved her; even the Beast showed sympathy for this as he too lost his mother to an illness when he was a young boy.

* In the end of ''Tarzan'', Kerchak is fatally shot by Clayton, who later ends up being hanged on a vine after a fight with Tarzan. Before accepting his fate succumbing to his wounds, Kerchak apologizes for his uncaring behavior towards Tarzan, calmly entrusting him to take over the gorilla troupe as its new leader.

* In the end of ''WesternAnimation/Tarzan'', Kerchak is fatally shot by Clayton, who later ends up being hanged on a vine after a fight with Tarzan. Before accepting his fate succumbing to his wounds, Kerchak apologizes for his uncaring behavior towards Tarzan, calmly entrusting him to take over the gorilla troupe as its new leader.

* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'', near the end of the second act, Double D and Eddy get into a fight after the former had thought that the latter and Ed had sunnk in quicksand. After Double D wins, he declares his intention to return home. Ed tries to convince him that they can’t go home, but Double D tells him that he’d rather face his consequences than wonder aimlessly with [[WithFriendsLikeThse a so-called friend.]] However, Double D changes his mind after Eddy breaks down crying, and drops his NeverMyFault attitude, admitting that he was to blame for the predicament that they were in.

** In ''Film/UniversalSoldierDayOfReckoning'', Luc is leading a separatist group of Uni Sols against the U.S. government for their brutal treatment towards Uni Sols. As such, the government sends in a former military man named John to kill Luc by revealing that the latter is responsible for murdering John's wife and daughter. However, John soon learned that he is a Uni Sol and that he never had a family as the government implanted false memories on him, which left him extremely shattered. Eventually, Luc sympathizes over John's plight and allows himself to be killed by John, entrusting him to take over the group and rebel against the government in revenge for the pain they caused to them.

** In ''Film/UniversalSoldierDayOfReckoning'', Luc is leading a separatist group of Uni Sols against the U.S. government, who sends in a former military man named John to kill Luc by revealing that Luc is responsible for murdering John's wife and daughter. However, it turns out that John himself is a Uni Sol and that his memories of his wife and daughter were false, and that Luc had nothing to do with it, which left John extremely shattered. Despite this, Luc sympathizes over the plight and allows himself to be killed by John, knowing that John will take over the group and rebel against the government in revenge for the pain they caused.

** In ''Film/UniversalSoldierDayOfReckoning'', Luc is leading a separatist group of Uni Sols against the U.S. government, who sends in a former military man named John to kill Luc by revealing that Luc is responsible for murdering John's wife and daughter. However, it turns out that John himself is a Uni Sol and that his memories of his wife and daughter were false, and that Luc had nothing to do with it. However, in the end, Luc sympathizes over John's plight and allows himself to be killed by John, knowing that John will take over the group and rebel against the government in revenge for the pain they caused.

** In ''Film/Universal SoldierDayOfReckoning'', Luc is leading a separatist group of Uni Sols against the U.S. government, who sends in a former military man named John to kill Luc by revealing that Luc is responsible for murdering John's wife and daughter. However, it turns out that John himself is a Uni Sol and that his memories of his wife and daughter were false, and that Luc had nothing to do with it. However, in the end, Luc sympathizes over John's plight and allows himself to be killed by John, knowing that John will take over the group and rebel against the government in revenge for the pain they caused.

* In ''Film/UniversalSoldierTheReturn'', Luc Deveraux has a partner named Maggie, who spent most of the time protecting Luc's daughter Hilary from the ruthless Uni Sols (led by S.E.T.H.). Unfortunately, despite her efforts, Maggie gets killed by S.E.T.H.'s right-hand man Romeo, and her body was taken to the Uni Sol building, where [[UnwillingRoboticization she is revived as a Uni Sol to serve S.E.T.H.]], much to Luc's grief. Eventually, Luc frees Maggie by destroying S.E.T.H., but despite being grateful, Maggie states that she finds [[FateWorseThanDeath the idea of living as a killing machine to be unbearable]], [[MercyKill so she demanded Luc to blow up the building with herself and the other Uni Sols inside]]. Understanding what Maggie went through, [[ItHasBeenAnHonor Luc reluctantly obliges to her wishes after bidding her farewell]], and Maggie quietly accepts her fate perishing in the explosion, taking Romeo and the other Uni Sols with her in revenge for her horrible fate.

* ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'': Lampshaded and zig-zagged with [[spoiler:Wayne's death. At first, as soon as Wayne realizes that Mickey and Mallory are going to kill him, he starts to run away like a coward. Then Mickey cocks his gun and says "Wayne...have some dignity." Wayne then gives up, walks back to them and accepts his fate.]]

* Salvatore "Sal" Tessio in ''Film/TheGodfather''. Surrounded by Corleone men, he understands what is going to happen next. He gives Tom a message to Michael that it was only business, makes a slow, token, halfhearted reach for his shoulder holster (which Willie Cicci takes away), and asks Tom to let him off the hook with a wry grin, as a final, very dark joke about his own demise.

*** At the very end, as his defeat became clear, he quietly sits down bows his head, and closes his eyes, accepting his impending death by disintegration.

*** At the very end, as his defeat became clear, he quietly sits down and closes his eyes, accepting the incoming death.

* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'', Sinbad learns that his friend Proteus is being executed for losing the Book of Peace which was stolen by the evil goddess Eris posing as Sinbad. After failing at Eris's game to win back the Book of Piece, instead of running away with Marina, Sinbad chooses to return to Syracuse and take Proteus's place on the cutting block. This was averted as his execution is interrupted by an angry Eris, who is outraged for being proven wrong.